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RIBE® Fastening Systems

INNOVATIVE FASTENING SYSTEMS

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Lightweight design – regardless of the drive concept – downsizing is

absolutely imperative in order to sustainably reduce CO2 emissions. Highly

stressed fasteners and the use of new materials and material combinations

place new demands on our developments. And we are already working on

fastening solutions to address these challenges. Our experienced and com-

mitted employees, a comprehensive portfolio of products and technologies

and over 100 years full of innovations are the basis for our solutions to the

challenges of tomorrow. Our development services and expertise in a wide

range of production technologies have helped establish us as a technology

leader in a variety of application areas in the global market.

Production sites in Germany, Slovakia, the US and Asia and cooperation agree-

ments with our partners in the Global Fastener Alliance (GFA) enable us to

ensure the global availability of our products and services.

RIBE® continuity

The structure of an owner-operated family company and an unwavering focus on R&D investments with above-average returns help secure our production sites and create tomorrow’s innovations.

RIBE® – WE HAVE THE ANSWERS TO YOUR CHALLENGES

Experience and innovative spirit – for optimum solutions of tomorrow

RIBE® worldwide

As a founding member of the Global Fastener Alliance (GFA) we ensure the global availability of our fastening solutions.

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We are more than just a highly qualified producer of fastening elements and

systems, because we believe our task is in the development of new products

and application engineering design for optimally customized and coordinated

solutions. We use our knowledge to support your development team through-

out every phase of your project.

Our engineers execute calculations and design thread-forming and metric

bolts for custom applications all the way to maximum strength and special

materials requirements. We select or develop the optimum surfaces, define

the appropriate assembly parameters and perform application engineering

tests on your components. All with a single aim: Optimizing our customers

functionality and installation costs.

Certified development expertise

Lab with testing equipment to ensure that parts perform optimally in their installed state.

Resource-friendly products

RIBE® expertise in the development for raw material and weight savings.

PERFECTLY DEVELOPED – FOR SOLUTIONS TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS

Trust and safety throughout the entire product life cycle

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Our consistently high product quality exhibit that our development and

manufacturing strategy is right on track – reviews in customer audits and

numerous awards confirm this. After all, for us quality means a comprehensive

view of every element in value creation. From preparing an offer and all of the

steps in development to series production and logistics.

But for us quality also means efficiently using resources and technologies.

One example of this is the highly specialized production line for high-strength

aluminum bolts. This line – which is separated from all of our other products

– is built exclusively for aluminum production and used to manufacture our

global line of RIBE-Aluform® products.

0 PPM IS AN ACHIEVABLE TARGET FOR US

Maximum quality – along the entire value chain

Manufacturing expertise thanks to coordinated processes

The entire production chain right through to logistics is structured according to “lean production” principles – for maximum productivity.

Consistently high product quality

Customer audits also rate our manu-facturing and production quality as outstanding.

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Our core expertise is aimed at developing and manufacturing complex, func-

tional, mechanical fastening elements and systems. We see ourselves as a full

line supplier of special bolts and cold formed parts with a broad spectrum of

dimensions. We offer high and maximum strength engine bolts in strength

classes of up to 15.9 to meet all the demands of engine downsizing for increas-

ingly compact, densely packed combustion engines.

Our development expertise in tool design and our leading technological form-

ing capabilities enable us to produce heavy-duty fastening solutions. Because

it is one of the key requirements for consistently high quality, we always per-

form heat treatment in-house at our sites in Schwabach and Dubnica (Slovakia)

on systems that are often engineered especially for and with us. Our plant in

Nitra (Slovakia) also offers us the flexibility to achieve cost-effective small series

and machining operations.

OUR ANSWER TO HIGHLY STRESSED FASTENERS

RIBE® Fastening Systems – Innovations for tomorrow and beyond

Cold formed parts

For optimum downsizing and cost optimization.

Fastening solutions

For complex application scenarios.

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Light alloys are being used more and more frequently in every area of engi-

neering. However, they require specially designed, material-adapted joining

technologies and elements.

With RIBE-Aluform®, RIBE® is the world’s technology leader in high strength

aluminum bolts. This is because RIBE® fastening elements made from alumi-

num alloys paired with magnesium or aluminum offer significant advantages

over steel bolts. Some of these advantages include dramatic weight savings

of over 65%, the high strength of the connection, the ability to retain pre-

stressing force in the operational state, the avoidance of galvanic corrosion

and tremendous cost-savings potential.

Technical innovations, years of experience and continuous advancements in

materials, surfaces and production technologies are the reason for the wide-

ranging, constantly expanding RIBE-Aluform® applications in the automotive

engineering and industrial sectors.

HIGH-STRENGTH ALUMINUM BOLTS FOR YOUR IDEAL WEIGHT


Weight optimization

Thanks to light, high-strength aluminum bolts.

RIBE ALUFORM®

Reduces recycling costs later on.

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RIFIXX® is our answer to customers’ demands for reduced costs and functional

advantages in final assembly. RIFIXX® is a combination of bolt and sleeve that

is used in plastic and metal. It is pre-assembled in the respective assembly,

absolutely secure and thus saves expensive worksteps in final assembly. More

compact bolt connections and RIFIXX® made of aluminum also enable weight

savings. Thus RIFIXX® offers clear weight and cost advantages along with sig-

nificant quality improvements.

RIFIXX® also cuts procurement and logistics costs, because only one element

needs to be ordered and delivered to the assembly line. Safe-mounting is

assured, since the elements cannot be lost. And RIFIXX® not only joins compo-

nents, it also performs additional functions such as spacing, vibration damping

or custom features.

PRE-ASSEMBLED IS SIMPLY MORE ROBUST AND AFFORDABLE


RIFIXX® advantages

Can be integrated into virtually every component.

RIFIXX®

Optimizes functional advantages and logistics costs.

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Self-tapping bolts

Reduce process costs in countless components.

Optimized fastening solutions

Adapted to many different applica-tions and materials.

SAVE YOUR PRODUCTION FROM HAVING TO CUT THREADS

RIBE® Fastening Systems – Innovations for tomorrow and beyondSelf-tapping bolts create their own nut thread during assembly by forming

the nut material. This makes it possible to bolt them directly into components

without pre-existing nut threads, which drastically reduces the overall costs of

the mechanical connections. Above all, self-tapping bolts lower process costs,

because the thread cutting or thread forming workstep is no longer necessary

and there are no chips to get in the way of working.

RIBE® self-tapping bolts were specially designed to meet the demands of a

wide range of usage scenarios and materials and are available in a variety of

thread geometries (TRIFORM™, TAPTITE®), materials and surfaces.

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FUNCTIONAL ADVANTAGES FOR YOUR BODYWORK – PROCESS-INTEGRATED

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RIFAST® systems engineering offers economic advantages over the use of

welding elements, not only due to the process-integrated workmanship, but

also in the areas of logistics, quality and energy consumption. Benefits that

our customers in the US and China truly appreciate – in addition to the local

support we provide through our subsidiaries.

Growing demands on press plants and body frameworks for function and

process optimization paired with the need to reduce costs and component requirements including strength, material selection and weight savings call for innovative, integrated system solutions.

Our functional, design-based consulting, our systems engineering expertise

and our knowledge of fastening elements make us one of the leading system

suppliers in the sheet metal joining technology segment for automated join-

ing element processing.


RIFAST® systems engineering

Offers economic advantages in body frameworks.

RIFAST® processing technology used with a press

For direct integration of the joining element in the press tool.

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LOGISTICS OPTIMIZATION

ELECTRICALCONDUCTIVITY

MULTI-MATERIAL CONCEPTS

WEIGHT SAVINGS

YOUR REQUIREMENT – OUR SOLUTION


LOCATIONS AND PARTNERS OF THE RIBE® GROUP WORLDWIDE


TOKYO - JAPANDAEJON - KOREA

SHANGHAI, JIADING - CHINA

PUCHONG - MALAYSIA

DUBNICA - SLOVAKIASCHWABACH - GERMANY

BIELEFELD - GERMANYBAD BERLEBURG - GERMANY

ROTH - GERMANY

NITRA- SLOVAKIALINCOLNWOOD - USA

MUNDELEIN - USA

ROHTAK - INDIA

INDAIAL - BRAZIL

GLOBAL FASTENER ALLIANCE® RIBE® GROUP

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